2023 Football Schedule with dates

[CajunEXPRESS]

Will we ever play app State or coastal again?

This is going exactly as I expected. Next year we will play JMU and Coastal. Then App State and ???

[Boomer]

Not to knock our friends at ULM, but I would much rather have USM as our main rivals.

1) We've played them a lot longer. (First football game: USM 1923, ULM 1951.)

2) Fan interaction is important for strong rivalries. UL & USM alumni interact in New Orleans... not much overlap with ULM.

3) USM is stronger in all sports.

4) They're also R1.

IMHO, it would get more people to the games to make them rivals.

BTW, apparently LTU couldn't decide if USM was 'worthy' to be their rival. On Wikipedia they list UL, USM, and ULM as their rivals... but I hear from some of the USM fans that the LTU folks pretty much looked down at them, as they do with UL and ULM. We are merely stepping stones to their birthright of complete national dominance.

I haven't been able to get a USM fan to admit it yet, but from passing comments I have heard over the years, I suspect that one of the reasons USM wanted out of C-USA was to get away from LTU... all fans are obnoxious, but C-USA was apparently shocked at some of the things LTU fans did.

I know that UL was one of the draws for USM to come into the 'Belt, as were USA & Troy. After the AAC raided C-USA, geographically and academically, the SunBelt became much more attractive.

……Hey Fun, do you remember Charles Lancaster ( UL Alumnus…track letterman….KSig…..State legislator? Tried to get UL vs USM in the Super Dome every year…..that would really be fun!

[Cajun Monkee]

We go to ODU for our first game against them (in our conference) that's that b.s.

And remember that we went TO marshall AND USM last year.

Guess we’ll see how much love the conference has for us when we play James Madison in two years

[CajunFun]

……Hey Fun, do you remember Charles Lancaster ( UL Alumnus…track letterman….KSig…..State legislator? Tried to get UL vs USM in the Super Dome every year…..that would really be fun!

I'm not sure, but I as I remember I was the person who suggested that.

I can tell you this much: Some years back I contacted the head of the NO Sports Foundation, pointed out how well UL pulls fans to NO. Suggested they give us a Labor Day weekend game against a P5 team.

A couple of years later, we're opening in NO against Miss State. After that, I think Covid hit.

And I thought it was interesting that State scheduled FSU in the 'Dome on LDW. You'd almost think they were trying to keep us from establishing a pattern.

But certainly, State wouldn't go out of their way to keep us from moving up...

[SlickRick]

Red is an appropriate color for us.

We are a red state.

[CajunSaint08]

What date would homecoming be? Any idea?

[Esqueleto]

What date would homecoming be? Any idea?

Georgia State Oct 21

[CajunSaint08]

Georgia State Oct 21

Thanks

[billbeck451]

USM feels that the two schools are pretty much mirrors of each other. USM has Miss St and Ole Miss that look down to them and treat them like little brother and UL has LSU A&M BR, both schools have to fight for every cent they get from their states and both schools have very similar student sizes.

[Big Poppa]

I'm not sure, but I as I remember I was the person who suggested that.

I can tell you this much: Some years back I contacted the head of the NO Sports Foundation, pointed out how well UL pulls fans to NO. Suggested they give us a Labor Day weekend game against a P5 team.

A couple of years later, we're opening in NO against Miss State. After that, I think Covid hit.

And I thought it was interesting that State scheduled FSU in the 'Dome on LDW. You'd almost think they were trying to keep us from establishing a pattern.

But certainly, State wouldn't go out of their way to keep us from moving up...

If I recall farmer scheduled that game and Maggard thought it was a horrible idea.

[CoolCajun123]

If I recall farmer scheduled that game and Maggard thought it was a horrible idea.

Of course he thought it was a horrible idea…geez

[RaginScotsman]

If I recall farmer scheduled that game and Maggard thought it was a horrible idea.

I don't know the terms of the contract, but I thought that was about as close as we'd get to P5 home game since 2010.

A bunch of us went, rented a house in NOLA, went to the game and stayed for labor day weekend. It was a really great time.

Attendance was only 22k. That was certainly a disappointment. But aside from hosting Boise in a million-degree heat, that's the best "home" game that we've had in several years.

I don't disagree with Maggard's desire to always have 6 home games (1 x FCS, 1 x peer G5, 4 x conference?) It does stink to watch our peers scheduling and hosting P5 teams with what appears to be a bit or regularity. Beating them in several instances also.

If it takes scheduling these in NOLA, I'll take it. We tend to do well there.